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Tragic conventions Flashcards

1
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Downfall in terms of nobility or rank

A

Othello
Iago
Cassio
Women

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2
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The protagonist has a hamartia

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Othello - race, inter-racial marriage

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A sense of inevitability

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Handkerchief
Inter-racial marriage
Women standing up for themselves
Brabantio foreshadows deceit

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4
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Intervention of chance and coincidence

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Dropping the handkerchief

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5
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Characters showing hubris

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Iago

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6
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Seeing the truth when it is too late

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Othello has already killed Desdemona
Roderigo sees it but then becomes complicit again
Emilia reveals it after Desdemona’s death

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7
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The end of life as it was

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Cassio now heads the army
No heir for Desdemona or Othello

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8
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Implication that many will suffer

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Cassio is in charge of the army with a lack of experience
Stealing the handkerchief

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Sense of unresolved injustice

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Iago walks away without revealing the whole truth

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